When they arrived at the cottage, they could hear loud voices which could be heard from the gate. Looked like 2 people were having an argument.
'Claaangg!' there was a sound of metal being banged.
The two women ran inside as fast as they could. Manyata rubbed her eyes in disbelief as she saw Veer holding Armaan by his collar.
"Tumne meri biwi ko gifts bheji? Phool bheje? How dare you?" Veer's eyes were red with rage.
"Tu koun hai bey? Haan bheje maine phool...bol kya kar lega tu? Maarega mujhe?" Armaan retorted back.
"bas..iske aage ek aur shabd nahi..tum dono ne prove kar diya ki aadmi toh aadmi hote hain..na kuch socha na kuch dekha; bas lag gaye ladai karne" Manyata nodded in disapproval.
"Veer, im sorry maine tumhe Armaan ke baare me bataya nahi..aur Armaan, inse milo, my husband Udayveer" she introduced two men. They still couldn't see eye to eye.
On the other hand J was looking at Armaan with interest. Manyata could see something in her eyes. "Armaan, yeh meri choti behen hai..J," she said.
"J, tujhe yaad hai na tune kaha tha ki.." Manyata looked at J with a meaningful glance. "Haan jiji..I'll take care of it" J said.
"yeh kya ho raha hai? kya kaha tha J ne?" Veer was confused.
"Main tumhe sab batati hoon..mere saath chalo..guys will you please excuse us?" Manyata took Uday aside leaving J alone with Armaan.
Once they left J got to work. She had a heart breaking task ahead of her but she was sure she could do it.
"Armaan ji, meri Jiji ne mujhe aap ke baare me sab bataya hai, yeh bhi bataya ki aap kisi se.." she paused and then continued "ki aap use bohot chahte the par use bata nahi paaye..."
"haan, main Mihika se bohot pyaar karta hoon..kahan hai woh? Aap jaanti hain use?" Armaan was so excited.
"Armaan ji..aap ki Mihika.." she stopped again.
"kahan hai woh? Aap bulayiye na use?" Armaan was getting impatient by the minute. Just then he had a call and an urgent work cropped up.
"J, im sorry but I need to leave immediately..yeh leejiye mera card..call me" Armaan handed her his business card and left.
Jainandini sighed. Where did Manyata disappear? She wondered. She liked Armaan's unassuming nature and wanted to know more about him.
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"wah mere sher, itna bade bade shabd' 'How dare you?' " Manyata imitated Veer's action.
"maine apne teacher se poocha tha is baare me, mujhe laga shayad iski zaroorat pade" Veer said.
She went ahead and laid her head on his shoulder. They were seated on the swing placed in the spacious back yard of the cottage. "Udayveer, mujhe tumhe kuch zaroori baatein batani hai'" she said in a low whisper.
Udayveer was all ears because he was aware that Manyata called him 'Udayveer' only when she was dead serious. In a matter of 15 minutes she explained him all about her dream and about Mihika and Armaan.
"kal maine J ke saath bohot bura behave kiya, tumne theek kaha tha mujhe use ek aur chance dena chahiye..maine use Armaan se milvakar achcha kiya na" she looked at him questioningly. He smiled in understanding.
Just then a drop of water fell on Manyata making her look up at the sky. The sky was cloudy and it was going to pour soon.
She went ahead and stood barefooted on the ground leaving Uday on the swing. The rain became heavier by the second and soon it was raining hard. Manyata opened her arms and welcomed the pure drops on her face and body. "Veer, tum bhi aao na.." she beckoned him to join her.
Till she called him to come, he hadn't realized, rain had soaked him too. The cold drops were stinging him and he was going hot and cold in turns. His lovely wife was wearing a saree today for a change and she looked absolutely delectable in the rain, he thought.
"mujhe na baarish badi achchi lagti hai..pehli baarish ka mazaa lena chahiye.." she went on and on about it. He couldn't take it any longer and grabbed her waist from behind. Her red saree had become almost translucent in the rain and was clinging to her slim body. Her wet hair was covering half her face and she looked breath takingly beautiful. He adjusted her hair tucking it behind her ears and took her face in his palm. Manyata moved slightly to make it easier and lost her balance. She fell on Veer and they both rolled of in the mud with dirt covering their soaked bodies.
"Veer, tumhe pata hai tum bilkul chocolate lag rahe ho, mera dark chocolate, jee karta hai ki.." Manyata said in a whisper
"jee karta hai ki..?" Veer's voice came out in a rasp.
"ki main tumhe kachcha kha jaoon, yeh baarish ki boonde nahi angaare(crackles of fire) hain" she could hardly stop herself from giving in to the temptation.
"Jiji? Jiju sa? Tum log garden me ho kya?" J called out from somewhere. The ground reality hit them in the face ending the private moment.
oh yes they had left J all alone at home with some literal stranger. It was so easy to forget the world and its problems when they were with each other. But they were responsible people and more than that they were Royals, for whom Responsibility came first and everything else second. "J, hum yahan hai.." Manyata called out to her; the rain made it difficult to see it across.
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Mangal Lakshmi
